Posts by Hometown Insurance
Bangkok Gets a Month of Rain in Weekend, Disrupting City
Bangkok received nearly a month’s worth of rain in a single weekend, flooding roads and homes across the Thai capital, and forcing the government to close public offices and postpone economic data releases. More than 12 inches of rain fell …
Read More ICE Actions Hit Kansas Meatpacking Operations, Ranchers Say
Increased actions by US immigration enforcement are creating significant disruption to beefpacking operations in Kansas, an area where nearly all of the country’s major processors have operations. Thousands of cattle set to be shipped to beef processors have been affected …
Read More Jury Says Apple Owes Record $5.7B in Haptic Technology Patent Case
A US jury ruled that Apple owes San Diego-based Taction more than $5.7 billion for using its patented technology to power the haptic feedback in iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple said it would appeal the country’s largest such verdict to …
Read More How Insurers Can Find the Most Value From Their AI Investments: Accenture
Insurers will help maximize their return on AI investments by adopting an enterprise-wide strategy, rather than just focusing on select and segmented areas, which splits the ownership and investment, according to research from Accenture. “AI capability remains concentrated in small …
Read More TikTok Reaches First State Settlement Over Teen Safety Claims, Agrees to User Limits
Alabama said on Friday it had reached a settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, that requires the social media platform to impose new usage limits and enhanced age-verification measures for users in the state, resolving claims that …
Read More Another Crane, Then Another, Collapses Onto Home in Fort Lauderdale
A crane that was reportedly being used to set up a termite tenting operation fell onto a Fort Lauderdale home last week, causing significant structural damage to the one-story structure. Hours later, a second crane was brought in to remove …
Read More Lawsuits Allege Six Flags Roller Coaster Caused Traumatic Brain Injuries
Three people who went to California’s Six Flags Magic Mountain have filed lawsuits saying they were left with traumatic brain injuries from the park’s famed X2 roller coaster that is advertised as a rite of passage for the “ultimate daredevil.” …
Read More Blackstone-Backed Insurance Underwriter The Fidelis Partnership Files for IPO
Insurance underwriter TFP Group, better known as The Fidelis Partnership, filed for a US initial public offering on Friday, as the fall listing window looks to gain momentum after a tepid start. Expectations for a strong pickup in the fall …
Read More Minnesota Settles Over Fraudulent Claims for Child Nutrition Funds
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that he has filed a civil lawsuit and an $18.5 million settlement of the civil lawsuit with Partners in Nutrition, d/b/a Partners in Quality Care (“PIN”), that resolves claims that the non-profit knowingly defrauded …
Read More Louisiana Manufacturing Company Sued for Disability Discrimination
Hunt Forest Products, L.L.C., a Ruston, Louisiana-based wood products manufacturing company, violated federal law when it terminated a laborer’s employment after learning he had a seizure while not at work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a …
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